Grand Teton National Park Wyoming-1978: Large Stick Beaver Dam Holding Back a Willow Wetland Pond

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Year1978
Decade1970s
LocationGrand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1978 · Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States
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1978 · Grand Teton National Park & Wyoming · Reel 7c34e9a7 contains 19 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

wildlife habitat
beaver engineering
wetlands
national parks
Rocky Mountain landscape
summer travel
nature observation

Shot type: wide
Camera: pan · handheld
Setting: outdoor · Willow and grass wetland with a pond held back by a beaver dam, conifer forest and a forested hill behind
Time and weather: afternoon · summer · sunny with scattered cumulus clouds
Lighting: bright natural daylight
People: 0 · No people visible.
Objects: beaver dam · pond · willow shrubs · marsh grass · conifer trees · forested hill · clouds
Colors: green · blue · brown · white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A long stick beaver dam crosses a willow wetland with a forested hill at right.
The camera pans slowly right, moving the hill toward the centre of the frame.
More of the impounded pond and open sky come into view.
The shot settles on the dam, the still pond and the hill under summer clouds.

Large Stick Beaver Dam Holding Back a Willow Wetland Pond — Clip Details

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, circa 1978 home movie footage. A long, low mound of peeled sticks and mud runs across a willow wetland, holding back a still pond that reflects the summer sky. Behind it rise a dark conifer belt, a rounded forested hill and scattered white clouds, while a smaller pool lies below the structure in the foreground grass. The camera makes one slow, steady pan to the right from the bank in bright afternoon light.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002497

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Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Date: 1978 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves requests for 1970s-era wildlife habitat or national park wetland scenery, especially beaver ecology segments in documentary and education work.
Period detail: No dated objects appear; the warm, saturated colour of the reversal stock may show a late-1970s origin, matching the rest of the reel.
Home-movie behavior: A visitor on a park wetland walk stops to film the beaver dam itself, showing what caught a tourist's eye beyond the famous peaks.
What appears in frame: A long mound of peeled sticks and mud, a still pond behind it, a small pool and willows in front, a conifer belt, a rounded forested hill and summer clouds.
Film character: Steady, well-exposed daylight with fine grain, rich greens and blue water, and the soft edges of small-gauge film recaptured from projection.
Edit role: Works as an establishing shot or habitat cutaway before beaver or waterfowl footage, or as a calm transition between scenic sequences.
Historical context: The reel's signs place this among the Colter Bay wetland trails developed alongside Mission 66 visitor facilities, a common stop for park visitors.
Research note: No people, logos or artwork are visible; copyright in the original film belongs to its maker or estate, and location use in a national park may carry its own conditions.
Research search match: Researchers might search 'beaver dam vintage footage', '1970s Grand Teton wetland', or 'home movie beaver pond Wyoming'.
Archive pairing path: Pair with the reel's Heron Pond / Swan Lake trail sign and ducks on a lily-pad pond, then the Teton Range over a lily-pad pond, then other beaver habitat footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Beaver dam holding back a willow wetland pond in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, circa 1978, forested hill at right — A long beaver dam impounds a wetland pond, with a forested hill rising at right, Grand Teton National Park, circa 1978.
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Stick beaver dam and still pond in a Wyoming willow marsh near Colter Bay, circa 1978, beginning a slow pan right — The camera begins a slow pan across the dam and pond in a Grand Teton willow marsh, circa 1978.
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Mid-pan view of a beaver dam and impounded pond with a forested hill centred, Grand Teton National Park, circa 1978 — Mid-pan, the forested hill moves toward the centre above the dam and pond, Grand Teton, circa 1978.
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End of the pan over a beaver dam, wide pond and distant ridges in a Grand Teton wetland, Wyoming, circa 1978 — The pan ends on the dam, a wide stretch of pond and distant ridges under scattered summer clouds, circa 1978.
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